The Microsoft National Systems Integrators are a special group of U.S. partners with super-regional scale and special expertise. Here is the full list of the partners who made the category in Microsoft's 2013 fiscal year.
Every year the list of Microsoft National Systems Integrators (NSIs) goes through a reshuffling. The Microsoft U.S. Partner Group's priorities change. Some partner companies change their focus. Others merge, as was the case when longtime NSI Azaleos was acquired by Avanade Inc., the global systems integrator partially owned by Microsoft. Still, the list stayed relatively steady since we last checked a year ago. After being relentlessly pared down in the 2000s, the number of NSIs has stayed stable in the low 30s for several years. Here are the 34 current Microsoft NSIs.
COMPANY |
TOP EXECUTIVE |
HEADQUARTERS |
COMPETENCIES |
Aditi Technologies
PINPOINT | WEB SITE |
Pradeep Rathinam
CEO |
Bellevue, Wash.* |
Gold Business Intelligence
Gold Collaboration and Content
Gold Communications |
Applied Information Sciences Inc.
PINPOINT | WEB SITE |
Fred Elleman
CEO |
Reston, Va. |
Gold Application Development
Gold Business Intelligence
Gold Collaboration and Content |
Alexander Open Systems
PINPOINT | WEB SITE |
Gary Alexander
CEO |
Overland Park, Kan. |
Gold Collaboration and Content
Gold Communications
Gold Management and Virtualization
Gold Messaging
Gold Server Platform
Silver Devices and Deployment |
Aspect Software Inc.
PINPOINT | WEB SITE |
Stewart Bloom
CEO |
Chelmsford, Mass. |
Gold Business Intelligence
Gold Collaboration and Content
Gold Communications
Gold Customer Relationship Management
Gold Digital Marketing
Gold Mobility
Gold OEM
Silver Application Development
Silver Application Integration
Silver Data Platform
Silver Hosting
Silver Learning
Silver Midmarket Solution Provider |
BlueGranite Inc.
PINPOINT | WEB SITE |
Matt Mace
Founder & CEO |
Kalamazoo, Mich. |
Gold Business Intelligence
Gold Data Platform |
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
PINPOINT | WEB SITE
|
Dr. Ralph Shrader
Chairman & CEO |
McLean, Va. |
Gold Collaboration and Content |
Business & Decision
PINPOINT | WEB SITE |
Sylvain Thauvette
CEO, North America |
Wayne, Pa.* |
Gold Customer Relationship Management
Gold Enterprise Resource Planning
Silver Business Intelligence
Silver Collaboration and Content
Silver Data Platform
Silver Hosting
Silver Management and Virtualization
Silver Messaging
Silver Mobility
Silver Server Platform |
Capax Global LLC
PINPOINT | WEB SITE |
John Baiocco
CEO & Managing Partner |
Parsippany, N.J. |
Gold Application Development
Gold Collaboration and Content
Gold Data Platform
Silver Communications
Silver Server Platform |
Catapult Systems LLC
PINPOINT | WEB SITE |
Sam Goodner
CEO |
Austin, Texas |
Gold Application Development
Gold Application Integration
Gold Business Intelligence
Gold Collaboration and Content
Gold Communications
Gold Customer Relationship Management
Gold Devices and Deployment
Gold Hosting
Gold Identity and Access
Gold Management and Virtualization
Gold Messaging
Gold Midmarket Solution Provider
Gold Mobility
Gold OEM
Gold Small Business
Plus 17 Silver Competencies |
Certified Security Solutions Inc.
PINPOINT | WEB SITE |
Kevin von Keyserling
President & CEO |
Cleveland, Ohio |
Gold Devices and Deployment
Gold Identity and Access
Silver Management and Virtualization |
Champion Solutions Group
PINPOINT | WEB SITE |
Chris Pyle
CEO |
Boca Raton, Fla. |
Gold Management and Virtualization
Silver Application Development |
Core BTS Inc.
PINPOINT | WEB SITE |
Walter J. Cook II
CEO |
Madison, Wis. |
Gold Learning
Gold Server Platform
Silver Collaboration and Content
Silver Hosting
Silver Management and Virtualization
Silver Messaging |
Dimension Data
PINPOINT | WEB SITE |
Jere Brown
CEO, Americas |
New York, N.Y.* |
Gold Business Intelligence
Gold Collaboration and Content
Gold Communications
Gold Data Platform
Gold Devices and Deployment
Gold Management and Virtualization
Gold Messaging
Gold Server Platform
Gold Software Asset Management
Gold Volume Licensing
Silver Application Development
Silver Customer Relationship Management
Silver Identity and Access |
DynTek Inc.
PINPOINT | WEB SITE |
Ron Ben-Yishay
President & CEO |
Newport Beach, Calif. |
Gold Communications
Gold Management and Virtualization
Gold Messaging
Gold Midmarket Solution Provider
Gold Server Platform
Silver Collaboration and Content
Silver Devices and Deployment
Silver Identity and Access |
ePlus Inc.
PINPOINT | WEB SITE |
Phillip G. Norton
Chairman, CEO & President |
Herndon, Va. |
Gold Collaboration and Content
Gold Communications
Gold Management and Virtualization
Gold OEM
Gold Server Platform
Silver Application Integration
Silver Business Intelligence
Silver Data Platform
Silver Midmarket Solution Provider |
Hitachi Consulting Corp.
PINPOINT | WEB SITE |
Philip R. Parr
President & CEO |
Dallas, Texas |
Gold Application Lifecycle Management
Gold Business Intelligence
Gold Collaboration and Content
Gold Communications
Gold Devices and Deployment
Gold Management and Virtualization
Silver Application Integration
Silver Messaging
Silver Server Platform |
ICF International Inc.
WEB SITE |
Sudhakar Kesavan
Chairman & CEO |
Fairfax, Va. |
Gold Business Intelligence
Gold Collaboration and Content |
Idea
PINPOINT | WEB SITE |
Rebecca Rogers Tijerino
CEO |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
Gold Business Intelligence
Gold Content Management
Gold Portals and Collaboration
Gold Search
Gold Systems Management
Silver Data Platform
Silver Independent Software Vendor (ISV)
Silver Web Development |
iLink Systems Inc.
PINPOINT | WEB SITE
|
Sree Balaji
COO |
Redmond, Wash. |
Gold Application Development
Gold Application Integration
Gold Collaboration and Content
Gold Data Platform
Gold Devices and Deployment
Gold Mobility |
Infusion
PINPOINT | WEB SITE |
Greg Brill
CEO |
New York, N.Y. |
Gold Application Development
Gold Application Integration
Gold Business Intelligence
Gold Collaboration and Content
Gold Customer Relationship Management
Gold Data Platform
Gold Digital Marketing
Silver Identity and Access
Silver Midmarket Solution Provider
Silver Mobility |
Kraft & Kennedy Inc.
PINPOINT | WEB SITE |
Michael Kraft and Peter Kennedy
Founding Partners |
New York, N.Y. |
Gold Devices and Deployment
Gold Messaging
Silver Management and Virtualization
Silver Server Platform |
Neudesic LLC
PINPOINT | WEB SITE |
Parsa Rohani
CEO |
Irvine, Calif. |
Gold Application Development
Gold Application Integration
Gold Application Lifecycle Management
Gold Business Intelligence
Gold Collaboration and Content
Gold Customer Relationship Management
Gold Mobility |
Pariveda Solutions Inc.
PINPOINT | WEB SITE |
Bruce Ballangee
CEO |
Dallas, Texas |
Gold Application Development
Gold Business Intelligence
Gold Collaboration and Content
Gold Customer Relationship Management |
Perficient Inc.
PINPOINT | WEB SITE |
Jeffrey S. Davis
President & CEO |
St. Louis, Mo. |
Gold Application Development
Gold Application Integration
Gold Business Intelligence
Gold Collaboration and Content
Gold Communications
Gold Messaging
Gold Mobility
Silver Data Platform
Silver Identity and Access
Silver Midmarket Solution Provider
Silver Server Platform |
Planet Technologies Inc.
PINPOINT | WEB SITE |
Scott Tucker
President & CEO |
Germantown, Md. |
Gold Collaboration and Content
Gold Hosting
Gold Management and Virtualization
Gold Midmarket Solution Provider
Gold OEM
Silver Application Development
Silver Business Intelligence
Silver Customer Relationship Management
Silver Devices and Deployment
Silver Identity and Access
Silver Learning
Silver Messaging
Silver Mobility
Silver Server Platform
Silver Small Business |
Project Leadership Associates
PINPOINT | WEB SITE |
Partnership |
Chicago, Ill. |
Gold Application Development
Gold Business Intelligence
Gold Collaboration and Content
Gold Communications
Gold Devices and Deployment
Gold Management and Virtualization
Gold Messaging |
Pragmatic Works
PINPOINT | WEB SITE |
Brian Knight
Owner |
Middleburg, Fla. |
Gold Business Intelligence
Gold Data Platform |
RBA Consulting
PINPOINT | WEB SITE |
Mike Reinhart
Cofounder, President & COO |
Wayzata, Minn. |
Gold Application Development
Gold Application Lifecycle Management
Gold Collaboration and Content
Gold Digital Marketing
Gold Server Platform
Silver Customer Relationship Management
Silver Data Platform
Silver Devices and Deployment
Silver Management and Virtualization
Silver Messaging
Silver Mobility |
RDA Corp.
PINPOINT | WEB SITE |
Tom Cole
President & CEO |
Baltimore, Md. |
Gold Application Development
Gold Business Intelligence
Gold Collaboration and Content
Silver Application Integration
Silver Data Platform |
Scalability Experts Inc.
PINPOINT | WEB SITE |
Raj Gill
Founder & President |
Coppell, Texas |
Gold Business Intelligence
Gold Data Platform
Gold Management and Virtualization |
Slalom Consulting
PINPOINT | WEB SITE |
Tom Chew
National General Manager |
Seattle, Wash. |
Gold Application Development
Gold Business Intelligence
Gold Collaboration and Content
Gold Communications
Gold Customer Relationship Management
Gold Identity and Access
Gold Messaging
Silver Devices and Deployment |
Tallan Inc.
PINPOINT | WEB SITE |
Craig Branning
CEO |
Hartford, Conn. |
Gold Application Development
Gold Application Integration
Gold Application Lifecycle Management
Gold Business Intelligence
Gold Collaboration and Content |
Tribridge
PINPOINT | WEB SITE |
Tony DiBenedetto
Chairman & CEO |
Tampa, Fla. |
Gold Collaboration and Content
Gold Customer Relationship Management
Gold Enterprise Resource Planning
Gold Management and Virtualization
Silver Application Development
Silver Application Integration
Silver Messaging
Silver Project and Portfolio Management
Silver Server Platform |
West Monroe Partners LLC
PINPOINT | WEB SITE |
Dean Fischer
CEO |
Chicago, Ill. |
Gold Business Intelligence
Silver Collaboration and Content
Silver Communications
Silver Devices and Deployment
Silver Management and Virtualization
Silver Messaging
Silver Midmarket Solution Provider
Silver Server Platform |
* U.S. headquarters
Sources: Microsoft, company Web sites, Microsoft Pinpoint directory |